Jeremy Schwartz

Two hurt in pickup truck wreck on Highway 101

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman was no longer listed on the patient roster of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle as of Saturday morning… Continue reading

Detectives close to identifying woman found dead near old Elwha Dam site

PORT ANGELES — Investigators said they are almost certain they know the identity of a woman found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this… Continue reading

Port Angeles could reduce funding for Olympic Peninsula Humane Society by 23 percent [**CORRECTED**]

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society will have nearly 23 percent less funding in 2014 from the city if a draft city budget… Continue reading

Port Angeles police trim costs for overtime thanks to shift changes

PORT ANGELES — The city’s Police Department likely will come in between $70,000 and $80,000 under budget for officer overtime this year after changes to… Continue reading

2014 Port Angeles budget proposes nixing nonprofit funds

PORT ANGELES — For the second year in a row, the city’s 2014 preliminary budget removes funding previously set aside for nonprofits providing health and… Continue reading

Detectives close to identifying woman found dead near old Elwha Dam site

PORT ANGELES — Investigators said they are almost certain they know the identity of a woman found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this… Continue reading

Hearing set on North Olympic Library System budget

PORT ANGELES — Members of the public will get the first of two chances to comment on a draft $3.7 million North Olympic Library System… Continue reading

No charges in Port Angeles against driver in death of pedestrian

PORT ANGELES — Prosecutors have dropped a driving-under-the-influence charge against a Port Angeles woman initially arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide and DUI after the… Continue reading

Dan Welden feigns lifting his 200-pound-plus pumpkin off the scales. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

200-pounder biggest pumpkin in neighborhood contest

PORT ANGELES — For Dan Welden, 200½ pounds is a personal best. That was the weight of the pale-white pumpkin that secured him first place… Continue reading

Dan Welden feigns lifting his 200-pound-plus pumpkin off the scales. Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News

2014 Port Angeles budget proposes nixing nonprofit funds

PORT ANGELES — For the second year in a row, the city’s 2014 preliminary budget removes funding previously set aside for nonprofits providing health and… Continue reading

No charges against driver in death of pedestrian

PORT ANGELES — Prosecutors have dropped a driving-under-the-influence charge against a Port Angeles woman initially arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide and DUI after the… Continue reading

Steel reinforcement rods that will become the base for bridge supports stick up from the ground at the site of the future Lauridsen Boulevard bridge spanning Peabody Creek in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

‘Feet’ of new Lauridsen Boulevard bridge firmly planted in ground

PORT ANGELES — The “feet” of what will become the new concrete bridge carrying Lauridsen Boulevard over Peabody Creek have been firmly planted in the… Continue reading

Steel reinforcement rods that will become the base for bridge supports stick up from the ground at the site of the future Lauridsen Boulevard bridge spanning Peabody Creek in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
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‘Jim’ the mechanic no dummy, says Port Angeles shop owner

PORT ANGELES — Staff at Tranco Transmissions in Port Angeles introduced an ersatz employee to the community last week, and he's received a warm welcome.… Continue reading

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Arson-attempt trial for Sequim man set in December; accused of trying to burn down mother’s house

SEQUIM — A Sequim man accused of attempted arson and reckless endangerment after allegedly trying to burn his mother's house down is slated to go… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Amy Bundy confers with another deputy while guarding the access to Lower Dam Road west of Port Angeles on Thursday after a body was found in the woods near the site of the former Elwha Dam. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam County officials hopeful about lead in identifying dead woman found near site of former Elwha Dam

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County sheriff's detectives hope they have found a significant lead as they seek to identify a woman found last week dead… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Amy Bundy confers with another deputy while guarding the access to Lower Dam Road west of Port Angeles on Thursday after a body was found in the woods near the site of the former Elwha Dam. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Man’s rape trial delayed anew in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The trial of a Port Angeles man accused of raping a woman on a remote road south of Port Angeles has been… Continue reading

State opens investigation into $40,775 in missing Port Angeles city funds

PORT ANGELES — The state Auditor’s Office has opened a fraud investigation into a case involving $40,775 in missing city funds that Port Angeles police… Continue reading

Arson-attempt trial for Sequim man set in December

SEQUIM — A Sequim man accused of attempted arson and reckless endangerment after allegedly trying to burn his mother’s house down is slated to go… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Amy Bundy confers with another deputy while guarding the access to Lower Dam Road west of Port Angeles on Thursday after a body was found in the woods near the site of the former Elwha Dam. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Clallam officials hopeful about lead in identifying dead woman

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County sheriff's detectives hope they have found a significant lead as they seek to identify a woman found last week dead… Continue reading

Clallam County Sheriff's Deputy Amy Bundy confers with another deputy while guarding the access to Lower Dam Road west of Port Angeles on Thursday after a body was found in the woods near the site of the former Elwha Dam. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Man’s rape trial delayed anew in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The trial of a Port Angeles man accused of raping a woman on a remote road south of Port Angeles has been… Continue reading